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Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - parent consultations

Making time for effective communication benefits everyone involved, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokey's Pre-school in Essex.

We have just finished a round of parent consultation afternoons and are glad once again that we offer this time as a means of developing positive relationships with our parents.

The usual times for a catch-up with parents and carers are first thing in the morning and at the end of a session. We call these our 'five-minute moments'. Parents can pass on a great deal of information in these five minutes, from explaining that their child didn't sleep well the previous night, to celebrating that their child can now write their whole name. We can also relay a lot of relevant information in this short time about their child's day, such as details about friendships that are developing and books that their child has enjoyed.

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